Charles Vildrac (1882-1971)

Josef Šíma (1891-1971)

AU TEMPS DE JESUS CHRIST

1922
Contes Populaires Tchécoslovaques. Book format 4°, 24.5 × 19 cm. Unpaginated, in French, translated by Louise-Denise Germain. Title page printed in black. Preface by Ch. Vildrac. Contains 10 full-page woodcuts and several smaller vignettes by J. Šíma. Original paper wrappers. Published by Kauffmann in Paris in June 1922 in an edition of 350 copies, of which the first 50 on Japon with an additional suite of the first states of the engravings, numbered I–L, and the remaining 300 on Holland, numbered 1–300; this copy is no. 70. Wrappers torn and repaired, otherwise in good condition.